Touch Typing Lesson 25: + & - Keys
This typing lesson will teach you how to touch type with the + [plus] and - [hyphen/minus] keys. These keys are used for mathematical equations. In addition, the hyphen is used to spell many words, and a double hyphen [--] is typed to indicate a dash. If you already know the keyboard, try our our business drills or symbol drills for more relevant practice exercises.
Instructions:
- Begin with your fingers on the home row.
- The '+' key is two rows above the '[' and ']' keys (use your right pinky finger), stretch up and over while holding the shift key down to hit it.
- The '-' key is two rows above the 'p' and '[' key (use your right pinky finger), stretch up to hit it.
- Once you learn where these keys are, try to type them without looking at your fingers. Scroll down if needed to type the following:
- When you feel confident you can type these keys without looking, go on to the next lesson.
Sample Data Entry Test Prompt
;;; ;p; ppp ;p- ;p- ;-; ;-; ;;; ;[; [[[ ;[- ;[- ;-; ;;; --- ;;; ;[; ;[+ ;[+ ;+; ;+; ;;; ;]; ]]] ;]+ ;]+ ;+; ;+; ;;; +++ ;;; 97 + 79 - 47 + 31 - 93 + 44 - 52 + 74 - 40 + 30 - 60 + 44 - 79 + 42 - 80 + 96 - 22 + 98 - 12 + 25 - 33 + 68 - 91 + 50 - 15 + 49 - 17 + 21 - 47 + 65 - 18 + 17 - 92 + 29 - 84 + 25 - 90 + 81 - 97 + 55 - 25 + 60 - 28 + 28 - 34 + 57 - 89 + 58 - 76 + 87 - 96 + 14 - 35 + 42 - 52 + 35 - 82 + 23 - 97 + 74 - 85Load Test